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类似

lèi sì · lei si

Traditional 類似

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. similar; analogous
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Two similar phones

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)和(hé)我(wǒ)的(de)好像(hǎoxiàng)啊(a)！

    Liangliang, your new phone looks like mine!

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)的(de)手机(shǒujī)很(hěn)类似(lèisì)。

    Yes, our phones are very similar.

  3. Dengdeng

    连(lián)颜色(yánsè)也(yě)类似(lèisì)，只是(zhǐshì)你(nǐ)的(de)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)小(xiǎo)贴纸(tiēzhǐ)。

    Even the colour is similar. Only yours has a little sticker.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)是不是(shìbùshì)拿错(nácuò)了(le)？

    Did you pick up the wrong phone just now?

  5. Dengdeng

    拿错(nácuò)了(le)，还(hái)看(kàn)了(le)半天(bàntiān)。

    Yes, and I looked at it for ages.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)没(méi)发现(fāxiàn)里面(lǐmiàn)全是(quánshì)我(wǒ)的(de)照片(zhàopiàn)吗(ma)？

    Did you not notice the photos inside were all mine?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)也(yě)听(tīng)过(guò)一(yí)个(gè)类(lèi)似(sì)的(de)故(gù)事(shì)。

I also heard a similar story.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)的(de)问(wèn)题(tí)类(lèi)似(sì)于(yú)我(wǒ)的(de)。

Your problem is similar to mine.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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类
lèi

kind; type

似
sì

to seem; to appear

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